Communication strategies

What are some of the important reasons for studying communication since we’ve learned (and demonstrated) that communication is not common sense?
Why might it be useful to have an understanding of the communication models (linear, synergistic models)?.Explain and give examples to demonstrate your answer.
If you were to present a research proposal or study to the NOVA administration on the difference between colleague (i.e., student) participation in zoom vs. in person classes, which of the 3 research approaches would you use and why? List your approach, give a brief outline of your methods, rationale and specific steps for your choice.
We often talk about and stress the importance of diversity. What is the difference of studying diversity (number of folks in a given context) versus identity (how different people are directly impacted) in light of the Creating Community class activity, the Personal Identity Profile, etc.?(For example, Ch. 3, Ch. 4 and Tatum’s “Who Am I?”).
Two people can perceive an event, person, history or an incident in very different ways. Please refer to the slides we viewed together in class on Perception as an example. Thinking of concepts from Chapters 3, 4, 8 & the Tatum article what are the reasons for such different perceptual realities?
What is border dwelling? Please define and provide an example from your own life. (Ch. 8).
What is attribution error? Provide examples for components of this theory from your own life. How is this related to ethical communication and emotional intelligence?
What is the difference between denotative and connotative definitions of words and language? Why is this distinction important? Why do the differences matter? Provide specific examples for each definition outside of the text’s examples (something that resonates for you personally).
Nonverbal communication can be both complementary and contradictory to verbal communication. Explain and provide specific examples for both of these concepts to illustrate outside of the text’s examples.
List and describe the ethical considerations of trigger words (not trigger warnings).Trigger words can be deliberately used to incite vs. used unintentionally, but someone might give you feedback on as to why the word or term is offensive (classist, racist, negative towards people with disability, etc.).Given how we moved through these challenges in class, what are some communication strategies you might use to move forward and/or find common ground?
List and describe at least three barriers to effective listening.